Colico - Abbazia di Piona

The "Abbazia di Piona" (= "Priorato di Piona") is not easy to find. It is located on a promontory stretching out into Lake Como, offering panoramic views of the "Lago" and the mountains behind.

A church, dedicated to Saint Justina existed in the late 7th century. The ruin of the apse can still be found. Today´s church, dedicated to St. Nicholas, was built later, but was completed before 1138. The priory founded here had ties to Cluny.

Since 1938 Cistercian monks have revitalized the complex, so this is a convent again.